Robert Crissman's fate is now in the hands of a jury as they deliberate whether the man accused of murdering a woman after escaping the Armstrong County Jail is guilty.

Robert Crissman's fate is now in the hands of a jury as they deliberate whether the man accused of murdering a woman after escaping the Armstrong County Jail is guilty.

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Updated: 6:04 PM EDT May 12, 2016

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WEBVTT A VERDICT TONIGHT? REPORTER: WELL, THE JURY HAS HAD THIS CASE NOW FOR 30 MINUTES, BUT IT'S NO TELLING HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THEY REACHED A VERDICT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME THEY WILL CONSIDER ALL OF THE EVIDENCE THEY GATHERED DURING THE WEEK AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS THEY RECEIVED THIS AFTERNOON. ROBE CRISSMAN'S ATTORNEY TOLD THE JURY HE I THE RUN AWAY JAIL INMATE BUT EVIDENCE FAILS TO PROVE HE IS THE PERSON WHO KILLED FAMILY LONG. HE ESCAPED FROM THE ARMSTRONG COUNTY JAIL AROUND 6:30 IN THE MORNING JULY 30th LAST YEAR. PROSECUTORS SAY LONG WAS BEATEN OVER THE HEAD WITH A TOILET TANK LID AND STRANGLED TO DEAT SHORTLY AFTER CRISSMAN'S ESCAPE. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER TOLD JURORS THEY FAILED TO TEST A TOILET LID AND A SHOELACE AROU LONG'S NECK FOR HIS DNA. DIDN'T HAVE ANY BLOOD ON HIS SHIRT OR HANDS WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED. HE ALSO ADDED THE COMMONWEALTH CANNOT PROVE WHO HELD THAT STRING WHEN IT WAS PLACED AROUND MISS LONG'S NECK. DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOLD THE JURY THE SHOELACE AROUND HER NECK BELONGED TO ONE OF THE TESTIMONY'S SHOES HE WORE WHEN HE SHOWED UP AT HER HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER ESCAPING. AND HE ALSO SAID THE JAIL CLOTHES HE WORE TO THE HOUSE WERE STUFFED UNDER A BED, INCLUDING A T-SHIRT WITH LONG'S BLOOD AND HIS DNA. INVESTIGATORS SAY CRISSMAN CHANGED INTO LONG'S BOYFRIEND'S CLOTHES AFTER THE MURDER, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HIS SHIRT AND HER BLOOD, HIS SHOE AND HIS SHOE LAY LAYS AROUND HER NECK. RIGHT NOW THE JURY IS ABOUT TO BE SERVED DINNER, SO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE SAYS THAT IT COULD BE THIS EVENING WHEN THEY REACH A

Jury deliberating outcome of jail escapee's murder trial

Robert Crissman's fate is now in the hands of a jury as they deliberate whether the man accused of murdering a woman after escaping the Armstrong County Jail is guilty.